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Notes: All timings are represented in 24+ hour notation in local time of Columbus, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours past midnight are higher than 24:00 and fall on next day. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Kumbha Sankranti marks the beginning of the eleventh month in Hindu Solar Calendar. All twelve Sankrantis in the year are highly auspicious for Dan-Punya activities. Only certain time duration before or after each Sankranti moment is considered auspicious for Sankranti related activities.
For Kumbha Sankranti sixteen Ghatis before the Sankranti moment are considered Shubh and the time window of sixteen Ghati before Sankranti to Sankranti is taken for all Dan-Punya activities.
During Kumbha Sankranti offering to cows are considered highly auspicious. Also taking bath in Ganges especially in Triveni where Ganga and Yamuna converge is considered highly auspicious.
In South India Sankranti is called as Sankramanam.
days to perform charity and fasting
a brief essay on Makar Sankranti
4 days Makar Sankranti festivities
type of different Sankranti in year
also known as Pongal and Uttarayana
e-greetings and e-cards for Sankranti
Pongal is a Hindu festival which is observed by people of Tamil Nadu on the first day of Thai Masam.
the great holy dip every 12 years
Vishwakarma Puja during Kanya Sankranti
Rangoli designs just for Sankranti
Ratham dot Rangolis for Sankranti
lyrics of Jay Kashyap-Nandan
Ashtottara Shatanamavali of Lord Surya
40 verse poem praising Sun God
